Clinton Street Baking Company
13 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/FoodNYC15 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Clinton St. Baking Company is repeatedly recommended for pancakes, including blueberry and banana-walnut versions. One fan especially likes the maple butter, while another recommends the chocolate-chip scone. Opinions differ: two commenters find the pancakes good rather than outstanding, and another finds them underwhelming and smaller than remembered. A separate diner wants more maple butter. One commenter advises booking ahead.
Address
Clinton St. Baking Company, 4 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Blueberry pancakes, Banana walnut pancakes, Chocolate chip scone
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/JohnFromTSB in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2023taste
Calls its breakfast killer and says its pancakes are the best in town.
- Recommendsu/Eat_Ya_Food_Son in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2025taste
Author's personal favorite; their usual order there is the banana walnut pancake.
- Recommendsu/Curveball5586 in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2025
Names Clinton Street Bakery as their top pick in reply to the question.
- Recommendsu/Exact_Umpire3710 in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2025taste
Chocolate chip scone exceeded expectations, crisp outside and fluffy inside, and they skipped the line.
- Recommendsu/Cee_Vader in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2025taste
Says it is their favorite too, a pick they keep returning to.
- Recommendsu/TamasaurusRex in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2023
Says everyone praises it and calls it quintessential.
- Caveatu/BareMagnolia2025 in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2025taste
Found it underwhelming; the pancakes felt smaller and less tasty than remembered.
- Recommendsu/Interesting-Goose568 in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2023taste
Calls its pancakes the best anywhere and close to godly.
Show all 15 cited comments
- Recommendsu/phoenixmatrix in r/FoodNYC · Dec 2025taste
Addicted to their maple butter; says the pancakes are secondary.
- Recommendsu/TerriblyRare in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2023
Simply agrees it is the top pick.
- Recommendsu/CharminginBK in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2023taste
Recommends its blueberry pancakes.
- Recommendsu/hunneybunny in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2025taste
Says they prefer standard pancakes like this one over sweeter styles.
- Recommendsu/thebalancewithin in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2025taste
Says it is their pick among the pancakes tried so far.
- Recommendsu/kingcarlo in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2023
Recommends its pancakes, but says to book a reservation ahead.
- Caveatu/Spooner_Goldberg in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2023taste
Says another place's pancakes are better than this one's.
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Details last checked 11 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.